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consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and mistrust that seek to devid countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and we have a live report on that now. arwa damon is with me from benghazi tonight and i know you had a chance to go to the consulate there. what did you see? >> reporter: it was really quite chilling, horrifying to be walking through some of the buildings there just imagining what had transpired, taken place. they were all burnt. there was black soot covering the walls. ashes over some of the furniture, the chandeliers. there was debris all over the floor. looters also had moved in after the attack took place pillaging this compound that even after the assault was not really secured bu
consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and mistrust that seek to devid countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and...
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if maybe it were true, it was tied to benghazi or libya. i don't think anyone suspected anything involving what it turned out to be. i've known general petraeus for a number of years. i didn't know him well, but have had dinner with him. he works with us on the intelligence committee very closely. i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's not going to be testifying on benghazi next week as a result of this. does that bother you given all the questions there are about benghaziy questions about the cia's ininvolvement? >> yeah, really, david petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's the cia director and i don't see how the cia is saying he's not going to testify. i think his testimony is certainly valuable. it's certainly necessary. he was at the center of this. and he has answers that only he has, so i don't see what one has to do with the other and so i would hope and ex
if maybe it were true, it was tied to benghazi or libya. i don't think anyone suspected anything involving what it turned out to be. i've known general petraeus for a number of years. i didn't know him well, but have had dinner with him. he works with us on the intelligence committee very closely. i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's...
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the libyans advised the americans to decrease their presence in benghazi. and the libyans say the u.s. embassy officials did not ask for more security at that meeting. and as cnn has reported, sources familiar with chris stevens' thinking say he was worried about the security threats in benghazi and in libya. and he was concerned that he could be a target. in terms of whether the attacks were preplanned, libyan officials have since day one said that attack was preplanned. now, so far the u.s. government response has frankly been confusing. u.n. ambassador susan rice has said the attacks were not preplanned. secretary clinton said she had absolutely no information or reason to believe there is any basis to suggest that the u.s. ambassador was on an al qaeda hit list as a target. the state department said u.s. officials at that post never passed along the warning from the libyan government on militias and security in benghazi. now the administration appears to be backtracking a little bit, at least on the assertion about whether the attack was preplanned or n
the libyans advised the americans to decrease their presence in benghazi. and the libyans say the u.s. embassy officials did not ask for more security at that meeting. and as cnn has reported, sources familiar with chris stevens' thinking say he was worried about the security threats in benghazi and in libya. and he was concerned that he could be a target. in terms of whether the attacks were preplanned, libyan officials have since day one said that attack was preplanned. now, so far the u.s....
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one, there was a hour long attack if you will on the legation in benghazi. it was clear and the president said the day after, this was an act of terror. this was not an accidental occurrence. it wasn't, and i don't think he made any reference to the video in the context of the attack on the ligation. but it's not clear. still trying to establish the facts of whether this was an opportunity unfortunately seized on by terrorists or preplanned. that has to be determined carefully by ambassador pickering. >> cnn has reported that the government knew within 24 hours that it was not only a terrorist attack, but there were phone calls intercepted to al-qaeda, and some say that the lack of mention of an al-qaeda linked group for such a long period of time from the government may stem in part from the fact that vanquishing al-qaeda was a specific part of this president's foreign policy achievements. i want to play you a speech he gave last thursday, a little piece of it, senator, then i'll show you something else. >> i said that we end the war in afghanistan and we a
one, there was a hour long attack if you will on the legation in benghazi. it was clear and the president said the day after, this was an act of terror. this was not an accidental occurrence. it wasn't, and i don't think he made any reference to the video in the context of the attack on the ligation. but it's not clear. still trying to establish the facts of whether this was an opportunity unfortunately seized on by terrorists or preplanned. that has to be determined carefully by ambassador...
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mission in benghazi. secretary of state hillary clinton says the administration has done everything possible but still, no one has been brought to justice. where do we stand? >>> also, a new hollywood movie highlights the work of a cia analyst credited with tracking down osama bin laden, but here's a big but, it also sheds some very serious light on in-fighting in the spy agency. you got to hear it to believe it. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm ashleigh banfield in tonight for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, our top developing story, we are just learning now that president obama and the white house or rather, president obama and the house speaker have spoken tonight. good news. this after they each fired another shot in the ongoing fight over how to resolve this fiscal cliff mess. cnn is now getting details about two new offers that were made and previously undisclosed, too. they kept a pretty tight lid on them. one of them by president obama, that was yesterday, then a counteroffer by the speaker. that wa
mission in benghazi. secretary of state hillary clinton says the administration has done everything possible but still, no one has been brought to justice. where do we stand? >>> also, a new hollywood movie highlights the work of a cia analyst credited with tracking down osama bin laden, but here's a big but, it also sheds some very serious light on in-fighting in the spy agency. you got to hear it to believe it. let's go "outfront." >>> i'm ashleigh banfield in...
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>> sir, we had the correct number of assets in benghazi at the time of 9/11. for what had been agreed upon -- >> my time is expired. to start off by saying you had the correct number and our ambassador and three others are dead and people are in the hospital recovering because it only took moments to breach that facility, somehow doesn't seem to ring true to the american people. >> mike kelly of pennsylvania also went out to the administration for waiting eight days to call the attack a terrorist attack. >> 230 in libya between july of 2011 and 2012. 48 took place in benghazi. two of which the scene of the september 11th 2012 terror attacks and we are still saying i think it's a result of the video on youtube and this is based on intelligence. you say you couldn't possibly have had a different idea about it than secretary rice did when she went before the nation september the 16th. this thing smells. >> despite the allegations, regional security officer eric nordstrom testified that more security would not have prevented the deaths, but there so many questions
>> sir, we had the correct number of assets in benghazi at the time of 9/11. for what had been agreed upon -- >> my time is expired. to start off by saying you had the correct number and our ambassador and three others are dead and people are in the hospital recovering because it only took moments to breach that facility, somehow doesn't seem to ring true to the american people. >> mike kelly of pennsylvania also went out to the administration for waiting eight days to call...
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i think the american people are confused about the terrible tragedy that inspired in benghazi almost six months ago. >> thank you. >>> benjamin netanyahu's power and influence over who will win in a few weeks in this presidential election. it could affect the vote in the most -- could be the most important start of all, florida. >>> it has been called geeks on the water. it's a big idea. -bacon. buds. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] donuts. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? okay. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty clusters and almonds. [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, using state-of-the-art monitoring technologies, rigorous p
i think the american people are confused about the terrible tragedy that inspired in benghazi almost six months ago. >> thank you. >>> benjamin netanyahu's power and influence over who will win in a few weeks in this presidential election. it could affect the vote in the most -- could be the most important start of all, florida. >>> it has been called geeks on the water. it's a big idea. -bacon. buds. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] donuts. how about we try this new kind...
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what happens in national security crises like this, let's take the attack on benghazi, you can't really trust the first reports that come in, but it did appear to a lot of people that the initial demonstration in benghazi might have been inspired that video from california. it then became more clear sometime later that was not the case, and that this probably was a terrorist attack. i feel credible and believable based on my own experience in government that sometimes reports change, and your understanding of a complex matter does change over time. i think this attack on the president is politically inspired. i don't think it has much merit at all. >> a final word to you though, a lot of these points about who was responsible, at least the fact al qaeda-linked groups were was known within 24 hours by the intelligence community. we didn't know about it, but they knew. >> i mean, that's what we understand today, and yet, five days afterwards the u.n. ambassador was telling us it was inspired by a video and demonstrations in cairo. congress has to get on top of this and give us some answer
what happens in national security crises like this, let's take the attack on benghazi, you can't really trust the first reports that come in, but it did appear to a lot of people that the initial demonstration in benghazi might have been inspired that video from california. it then became more clear sometime later that was not the case, and that this probably was a terrorist attack. i feel credible and believable based on my own experience in government that sometimes reports change, and your...
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i think the american people are confused about the terrible tragedy that inspired in benghazi almost six months ago. >> thank you. >>> benjamin netanyahu's power and influence over who will win in a few weeks in this presidential election. it could affect the vote in the most -- could be the most important start of all, florida. >>> it has been called geeks on the water. it's a big idea. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with an all new award winning car. good. now find the most hard core driver in america. that guy, put him in it. what's this? [ male announcer ] tell him he's about to find out. you're about to find out. [ male announcer ] test it. highlight the european chassis, 6 speed manual, dual exhaust, wide stance, clean lines, have him floor it, spin it, punch it, drift it, put it through its paces, is he happy? oh ya, he's happy! [ male announcer ] and that's how you test your car for fun. easy. ♪ ...reach one customer at a time? whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. with features like scanning a barcode to get detailed sto
i think the american people are confused about the terrible tragedy that inspired in benghazi almost six months ago. >> thank you. >>> benjamin netanyahu's power and influence over who will win in a few weeks in this presidential election. it could affect the vote in the most -- could be the most important start of all, florida. >>> it has been called geeks on the water. it's a big idea. ♪ [ male announcer ] start with an all new award winning car. good. now find the...
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and new questions tonight in the benghazi investigation. the cia talking points. congress wants to know who changed the talking points an why and we think we know who did. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, under attack. day six of the conflict between israel and gaza. is there an end in sight? tonight, thousands of israeli troops are poised at the border, ready to move at gaza. negotiations speer headed by egypt are ongoing, and tonight the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon arrived in cairo, just hours after egypt's intelligence chief gave an israeli delegation a letter from hamas outlining its conditions for a cease-fire. so far on the israeli side, officials say throw people have died. 68 have been wounded as the result of rocket fire from gaza and in gaza, officials say 104 people have been killed. 860 have been wounded since the conflict began. as for fire power, israel says militants in gaza have fired nearly 1,000 rockets at israel. 570 of them have actually struck israel. another 307 have been
and new questions tonight in the benghazi investigation. the cia talking points. congress wants to know who changed the talking points an why and we think we know who did. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, under attack. day six of the conflict between israel and gaza. is there an end in sight? tonight, thousands of israeli troops are poised at the border, ready to move at gaza. negotiations speer headed by egypt...
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what is the latest you heard from on the ground in benghazi? >> reporter: well, we're hearing very little from the u.s. embassy, but according to eyewitnesss, there is reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes. as a militant group tried to store the u.s. embassy. they succeeded and did storm the u.s. embassy. according to eyewitnesss, libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with this armed group. a radical militant group based in eastern libya and fired rocket-propelled grenades at the u.s. consulate building. libyan army troops deployed. the road to the consulate blocked by military vehicles. now we have conflicting reports, and what the situation is right there. libyan government owe telling cnn that the building was being secured by libyan forces, but according to this eyewitness, members of the armed group had taken over the consulate building and were celebrating looting the consulate. there are calls on some social media sites for more protests in ben ghazi and here in tripoli. what is the latest in cairo? wha
what is the latest you heard from on the ground in benghazi? >> reporter: well, we're hearing very little from the u.s. embassy, but according to eyewitnesss, there is reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes. as a militant group tried to store the u.s. embassy. they succeeded and did storm the u.s. embassy. according to eyewitnesss, libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with this armed group. a radical militant group based in eastern libya and fired...
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she says she's concerned that her criticism of her handling of the attack in benghazi would lead to a lengthy and disruptive and costly confirmation process. the president will meet with rice tomorrow at the white house. >>> and speaking of white house meetings, president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house for about an hour tonight. an important meeting and we're glad it was an hour. maybe they can get something done on the fiscal cliff. the hope is that they'll have a meeting of the minds on the tax hikes and the automatic spending cuts that are set to strike the united states in the beginning of january. time is running out. the fiscal cliff is 19 days away. and our jessica yellin reports that some in washington believe that a deal has to be done by tomorrow in order to get it through congress before the end of the year. >>> and back here in kabul, afghanistan, where we are taking a look at america's 11-year war, the longest war here in america, where do things stand today? what is the future for afghanistan? one of the main concerns here on the ground is se
she says she's concerned that her criticism of her handling of the attack in benghazi would lead to a lengthy and disruptive and costly confirmation process. the president will meet with rice tomorrow at the white house. >>> and speaking of white house meetings, president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house for about an hour tonight. an important meeting and we're glad it was an hour. maybe they can get something done on the fiscal cliff. the hope is that...
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i know you were just briefed on the investigation in benghazi today. i want to get your sense of it, but i want to tell you what john mccain said right before his meeting today. here it is. >> my focus is on four dead americans, all of them brave, unnecessarily, and what is clearly of all the earmarks of a cover-up. >> was there a cover-up? >> well, erin, there is still an awful lot of questions to be answered. of course, there's an investigation being undertaken now by admiral mullen, former head of our joint chiefs of staff, as well. and when that process plays out, we're going to have a lot more answers to questions about what happened. the key thing right now, though, i think -- and i think senator mccain would agree with this, we need to make sure we do everything possible to bring to justice those who committed these acts that led to the death of four americans. that's the most important thing right now, in addition to making sure that every embassy, every consulate, every -- every installation where we have our diplomats who are very brave ameri
i know you were just briefed on the investigation in benghazi today. i want to get your sense of it, but i want to tell you what john mccain said right before his meeting today. here it is. >> my focus is on four dead americans, all of them brave, unnecessarily, and what is clearly of all the earmarks of a cover-up. >> was there a cover-up? >> well, erin, there is still an awful lot of questions to be answered. of course, there's an investigation being undertaken now by...